Dear Adam

I acknowledge receipt of your email received by this office on 15/03/20 in
which you requested information regarding expenditure on bus services. 

We will aim to reply to your requests in due course, however due to the
current situation there may be some delay and we may not be able to reply
within the statutory deadline. We would appreciate your understanding and
patience at this time.

Your request will now be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 and has been allocated reference FOI20-119 which should be quoted in
all correspondence. We will respond to your request within 20 working days
starting the next working day after receipt, therefore you can expect to
receive a response no later than 15/04/20.

Where we consider that we will not be able to meet this deadline or if
further time is required to consider the public interest test we will
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Dear Adam

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request dated
15/3/20.

For ease of reference, I have reproduced your questions below and set out
our corresponding responses.

1. The subsidies provided by the university, to external bus companies
operating university bus routes, for the last 5 complete academic years
(2014/15 to 2018/19), broken down by the following where possible:

o Student travel

o University staff travel

o Any other subsidy provided

If the breakdown is not possible, a single subsidy figure for each
academic year would be acceptable.

The University does not provide subsidies to external bus companies.  We
operate a shuttle bus service for Students in one of our halls of
residences, this is a dedicated service for the exclusive use of students
residing at this residences.  This service is funded by the University
totally, therefore we provide no subsidies.   

2. The expenditure on, and income from, any university provided bus
services, including shuttle buses, for the last 5 complete academic years
(2014/15 to 2018/19), broken down by the following where possible:

o Student travel – detailed below

o University staff travel – N/A

o Bus staff salary – N/A

o Equipment costs, covering vehicles and facilities o Any other operating
costs If the breakdown is not possible, a single expenditure and single
income figure for each academic year would be acceptable. N/A

Expenditure on University provided bus services, for student travel which
is the shuttle bus service for Students residing at University Hall.

Year Expenditure
2014/15 £135,128
2015/16 £167,069
2016/17 £198, 806
2017/18 £139,864
2018/19 £118,513

3. The number of complaints received by the university regarding
university bus services, for the last 5 complete academic years (2014/15
to 2018/19).

Response: none recorded

If the data is collected in financial years, rather than academic years,
please do provide the information in this format, for the last 5 financial
years (including 2018-19 if possible), making it clear which format has
been used.

N/A

I trust this information satisfies your enquiry.  The University has a
Freedom of Information Complaints Procedure should you feel dissatisfied
with this response or the way in which your request was handled.
Complaints must be made in writing and must set out why you believe the
University has not met its obligations under the Freedom of Information
Act.  You may email your complaint to [1][email address] where
it will be forwarded to the Director of Strategic Planning and Governance
who will be responsible for overseeing the review.

If you remain dissatisfied following the outcome of your complaint, you
have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for
consideration.  The Information Commissioner can be contacted at the
following address: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Cardiff University. If you require further assistance please feel free to
contact me.

Yours sincerely

Alison

Alison Preece

Assurance Services   Gwasanaeth Sicrwdd
Strategic Planning & Governance   Adran Gynllunio Strategol a Llywodraethu
Cardiff University   Prifysgol Caerdydd
2nd Floor, Friary House   Llawr 2, Friary House
Greyfriars Road   Heol y Brodyr Llwydion

Cardiff Caerdydd

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